₦airaland Forum

henrylowe:
I started dating this girl in 2013 when she was still seeking admission. I was already done with school managing a little business for survival when she got admitted into the university. My plan was to get married to her if things went as planned.

A year after she gained admission,, she started exhibiting some questionable characters which seemed hard to cope with. She started acting like she was too busy for me, she started replying cold tgo my chat, she no longer cared and a few to mention. Well, I wasn't surprised because ladies often turn a new leaf the moment they get into the university and start having various toasters. Though, I could read these were signs of possible break up due to the pressure from various suitors and perhaps, better offers. I tried to rekindle the fire of our love by having a heart to heart talk with her but all my effort seemed to be a waste.

Her strange attitude, which I could no longer cope with, persisted until I told her I needed a break hoping she would beg me and make things right. To my greatest surprise, she said was cool with it if that was what I wanted . We went separate ways for about 7 months after which we reconciled in April, this year. After a lengthy discussion blaming each other for our unseriousness and childishness, I inquired if she was still intact the way I left her and she told me she was. (Though, I would have confirmed that during cuddling but she was on her period that day)

She went home that day and later gave me a call back telling me she needed to see me the next day in order to make a confession. The moment she said it, I already knew she had lost it but I wanted to hear it from her mouth. She came the next day telling me she carelessly lost to a dude whom she wasn't dating it barely a month after we parted ways. . I was so disappointed and sad that, how could someone I dated for one and half year without touching just throw herself to a man whom met just a month after to defile her.

She cried and pleaded for mercy and since forgiveness is from God, I forgave her even though I found it hard to get it off my chest. Now, I can still see some components of infidelity in her despite trying my best not to reminisce on the past. Though, I still love her but not as before and I no longer trust her like I used to do

Nairalander, don't you think it's too risky to continue with a relationship considering the fact that the TRUST is gone already? Please am I wasting my time with this lady or I should let her go just to save myself from worry and nightmare?

Please your advice is highly needed

my guy no vex for my question oooo, are u a virgin? if u are not i think that girl no do u wrong, she is ur woman don't allowed nairalanders. to confused u...cheers

proudly member of name checkers association of Nigeria

oyal waillers food don done!!

Ever since President Buhari won the 2015
Presidential elections he was destined to
win having labored in 2003, 2007, 2011
and then 2015 a very vast preponderance of
South South and South East indigenes have
descended on the President, pouring invectives,
calling him names, abusing his person and his
exalted office, preaching hate, and ethnic
divisions. I have followed this dangerous trend
over a year now, and it is not abetting. It is
growing like wild fire everyday. In recent times
the South-South people whose son lost the
election have moved on except the criminal
avengers who are fighting for their pockets only
and destroying their environment.
I have seen spirited and genuine efforts being
made by the leaders of South-South to bring
peace to the Niger Delta, and I heartily
commend them for this. It is in their own
interest. But in the South East, our people have
refused to move on. In the diaspora, in Nigeria,
in schools, in the markets, on the streets, in
Churches, in Town Meetings etc Igbo have
refused to move on. Every move the President
makes to rebuild and reposition the country is
abused, castigated and ethnic meaning read into
it. The dangerous trend has become so
embarrassing that one is compelled to speak
out. While leaders of South-South have made
interventions to make way for harmony and
peaceful co-existence, Igbo leaders have
maintained a deafening silence but this silence
is no longer golden. Ethnic bigotry and hate
speeches our people both at home and abroad
dish out everyday endanger our people living in
all parts of Nigeria. President Buhari belongs to
a section of Nigeria and must not run away with
the thinking that his people will be happy and
clap for us when we malign and abuse one of
their own.
No ethnic group in Nigeria moves and settles in
any part of the country like the Igbo. They
settle and do business in almost every part of
the country, and when we throw stones to other
Nigerians, we endanger their lives and their
businesses. The worst sets of Igbo guilty of this
dangerous trend are those living outside the
country. While some of them are engaged in
meaningful employment, many of them are
unemployed. They have become economic
refugees and cultural savages. They have
formed an association of hate preachers and
wailing bigots. They have through actions and
deeds created millions of enemies for Ndigbo in
Nigeria while they waste their precious gift of
time abroad doing nothing.
Last week the Vice of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was in Afe
Babalola University Ekiti State as Guest Speaker
during the University’s Convocation ceremony.
In the cause of his speech, he told his capacity
audience the Niger Delta Avengers are not
freedom fighters but those fighting for their
pockets only. I saw the story on facebook and
other sites on the internet. The one on
Facebook caught my attention because of
nearly 400 reactions as at the time I read it. I
took mental note of the reactions and the
names attached to it. 95% are Igbo names and
they abused and called the Vice President
unprintable names for speaking the truth. This is
a shame. Ignorance should not be a virtue.
Ignorance is a disease. Foolishness is a
tragedy. This is ignorance stupid. This is mental
darkness. A roaring lion kills no game. It is only
a river that wants to get dried up that forgets its
source. A Chinese proverb tells me that “He
who blames others has a long way to go on his
journey. He who blames himself is half way
there. He who blames no one has arrived.”
Now, it is time for the Igbo to move on and join
other Nigerians to begin the process of
rebuilding Nigeria. I want Igbo Governors,
elected Senators, elder statesmen, House of
Reps Members, House of Assembly members,
political leaders, traditional rulers, Igbo
intellectuals, professionals, market leaders, town
union leaders, village heads, etc. to rise up to
defend the integrity and honor of Igbo race. Are
these ignorant ones who preach hate speaking
for us? Are they representing us? Are they our
brightest and bests? Are those asking for Biafra
and using it as business venture speaking for all
of us? Have we taken a look at the situation in
South Sudan today? Shall we continue to sleep
pretending that all is well? Can we be honest
enough to see the real danger ahead? For how
long will our leaders continue to be silent on
these weighty issues? Can elders continue to
sleep while the kids wear snakes as necklaces?
Can the young teach tradition to the old? Who
will bell the cat in Igboland? Who will call the
ignorant kids to order?
Did the Yoruba go to war when June 12 1993
Presidential Election won by their illustrious son
Chief MKO Abiola was annulled on June 23rd
1993 on a sheet of paper by IBB? Did Yoruba go
to war when Abiola’s wife Alhaja Kudirat Abiola
was murdered in Lagos in the morning of Jun 4
1996? Did Yoruba go to war when the winner of
that historic election was poisoned on July 7
1998? Did Yoruba go to war when those who
killed Abiola imposed Obasanjo on them as
President in 1999? Did Yoruba accept Chief
Ernest Shonekan when IBB made him to head
the interim government in 1993? Yoruba
rejected OBJ and Shonekan because this unique
race has never been slaves to public office and
yet they have remained number one in Nigeria in
almost everything. This is wisdom and strategic
thinking at work.
Those of us who have lived in Yoruba land for
years should not only learn how to wear Aso
Ebi, eat Ewedu soup or dance Owambe, music.
We must have also learned other unique things
from them like sharing property to both male
and female children, religious tolerance, ethnic
tolerance, transferring legacies from generation
to generation. Do you know that APC National
Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s wife is a
Christian? Do you know that former Governor
Fashola’s wife is a Christian? We can learn a lot
from Yoruba. Yoruba too can learn from Igbo in
areas of thinking home, business enterprise,
self-help, apprenticeship, etc.
A Yoruba woman, a Pastor Mrs. Eunice Olawale
Elisha of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
old NEPA Road Phase 4 Kubwa, Abuja was killed
by unknown persons on Saturday morning of
July 9, 2016, while preaching the gospel
around 5.30am. I have followed the reactions on
the internet and Yoruba do not behave like the
Igbo. They have been speaking but not
preaching hate. They have called for the culprits
to be fished out, prosecuted and punished. If
Mrs. Eunice Elisha had been an Igbo hell would
have been let loose. There would have been
abuses and abuses. But Yoruba are not Igbo.
This is civilization. This is strategic thinking. I
hope our people can learn from this. Civility is
not a sign of weakness. He who fights and run
away lives to fight another day.
To have ears is not to listen, to listen is not to
hear, to hear is not to understand, to
understand is not to put to practice. I know that
writing this may not get me many friends
among the Igbo, but it always gets me the right
ones.
Case Rested!
Joe Igbokwe
Lagos.
saharareporters.com/2016/07/11/igbo-ethnic-bigotry-and-hate-campaigns-worry-me-joe-igbokwe

oga jona in trouble..

Retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former
national security adviser to former President
Goodluck Jonathan, has declared his
readiness for trial over the alleged $15
billion arms deals facilitated by his office,
The Nation has reported.
Former national security adviser, Sambo
Dasuki, in court
The report said Dasuki further protested his
continued detention adding that he only
obeyed the directive of former President
Goodluck Jonathan as dictated by civil
service rules.
“I am ready for trial because they have
destroyed my family’s name and my
professional integrity, especially how we
successfully fought Boko Haram and recovered
major towns and cities, not villages.
“They should let my trial start in earnest to
enable Nigerians know the truth from
falsehood.
“I don’t believe in secret trial and there is no
basis for it because the government has filed
all necessary papers in court and attached the
list of witnesses.
“Since the witnesses have become public
knowledge, there is no basis for secret trial,”
Dasuki reportedly said through his
associates and further queried his continued
detention without warrant.
READ ALSO: Jonathan’s cousin received
money from NNPC not Dasuki – Witness
“Since I was detained in the custody of the
Department of State Service (DSS), I have not
been shown any warrant to this effect or court
order.
“I deserve to be shown the warrant of
detention by DSS and the purpose for
restricting me to house arrest. My detention is
unlawful,” he complained pleading with
Nigerians to prevail on the government to
admit him to bail in line in obedience to the
government’s commitment to the rule of law.
“All those who collected funds from ONSA
have been granted bail but I am still in
custody.
“I have been granted bail on all the cases filed
against me by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), and even DSS, but
I have not been released.
“If all the beneficiaries of the so-called funds
are on bail, what have I done wrong? Nigerians
should help prevail on the government to grant
me bail.
“I cannot rock the boat. I am prepared for
trial. We did everything with national and

security interest,” he said.
“Based on the service rules in the security
circle, I owe it a duty to obey the president
and Commander-In-Chief. Ex-President
Jonathan approved all the expenses incurred
by ONSA.
“I am ready to prove in court how we complied
with the directive of the ex-President,” he
added. https://www.naij.com/884240-15b-dasuki-finally-speaks-prison-indicts-jonathan.html?f&poster=11030

market street for ajegunle.....

zed7:
I salute all those who commented. Congratulations. Many can't tell these tales today because of alcohol. They're six feet below.

well said my man alcohol have let me sin the worst sin of life may god forgive me

kay29000:
I won't lie, I have had many many embarrassing drunk moments. Experiences I ain't really proud of. One time I...Okay, I can't share that one. Let me share another less embarrassing story. So, me and my friends had a party in our neighborhood, and I had a little too much to drink. So I saw this fine girl at the party and started toasting her. After talking to her for about an hour I asked her where she lived and when she told me, I told her I know one girl that likes cat-walking in the house, and even demonstrated for her how the girl catwalks. She started laughing hard. I thought she was laughing at my demonstration till she told me...'that's me.'

guy pls share the other one u said u can't share pls!!

Drink na bandstand, drink bad oooo cos drink make me blabb my ex that I've said i will never have anything to do with. scoshi mix with power bitter may god forgive me!!!

BUHARIISCURSED:
sorry if my comment pained you, i am entitled to my opinion. This is democracy

sorry for ur lost souls ur opinions is irrelevant since u have no respect for the dead.. unfortunate goat.

HungerBAD:
Where are the rumor mongers?

Now that the Christian Primates have Visited the President,you will not hear them shout that the President wants to turn Nigeria into a Christian Country.

But one visit from a Muslim Cleric,and those who are intellectually bankrupt will run into town,screaming Buhari wants to Sharia us.

people like fayose talkle talkle of ekiti state, some wailers
hero!#

allahu akbar

For those that think the budget was signed very
late below are dates of when our ( Nigeria )
budgets was signed in the last eight years.
2008---- 14th April 2008
2009----11th May 2009
2010----22nd April 2010
2011----27th May 2011
2012----13th April 2012
2013----26th February
2014----23rd May 2014
2015-----18th May 2015
2016----6th May 2016
And I ask...What is all the Wailing for?
Copied https://m./1375404512757711?view=permalink&id=1579984012299759&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6283051373188435219%3Amf_story_key.2435602120387979612&__tn__=%2As

For those that think the budget was signed very late below are dates of when our ( Nigeria ) budgets was signed in the last eight years. 2008---- 14th April 2008 2009----11th May 2009 2010----22nd April 2010 2011----27th May 2011 2012----13th April 2012 2013----26th February 2014----23rd May 2014 2015-----18th May 2015 2016----6th May 2016 And I ask...What is all the Wailing for? Copied

naija will be great!

I am really at a loss about how to respond to
the column of my friend, Femi Orebe on
the 8th Senate. He correctly identified my
exasperation with things as they are. But more
than being exasperated, Orebe might never
understand the magnitude of the harrowing
sorrow I daily feel pertaining in general to the
sordid affairs of my country and in particular to
the nadir of disrepute to which the senate has
been sunk. So discouraged have I been of late
that by last week, I had begun to see myself as
a colossal failure in my foray into Nigerian
politics. I had seriously considered going back to
Ilesa Grammar School, my alma mater, to teach
science.
Sola Adeyeye
In my previous incarnations as an academic and
as a business man, failure or giving up had
never been a considered option. In these earlier
enterprises, my success or lack of it was largely
dependent on my efforts and determination. By
contrast, as a politician, I have perennially found
myself walking and dancing in paths littered
with opalaba (pieces of broken glass bottles).
My success now depends almost equally or
perhaps even more on others than on myself!
I foresaw the current crisis in the eighth senate
long before its inauguration on June 9, 2015. I
pleaded endlessly with Senators Bukola Saraki
and Ahmad Lawan for a consensus that would
make one of them the Senate President and the
other the Deputy Senate President. I requested
to lock both of them in a room and to open the
room only after they have reached a consensus
or after one of them had killed the other! Had
my efforts succeeded, my party, the Senate and
my country might have been spared the crisis of
the last many months.
Candidate Buhari campaigned on a platform that
included a determined assault on corruption; he
was hailed and resoundingly elected because a
majority of Nigerians believed he was
preeminently qualified to wage and win that
war. I have always felt that if such a war were
to be diligently waged, there will not be enough
rooms in Nigerian prisons to hold public office
holders who would be found guilty. And if the
truth be told, these might include most of those
supporting Saraki as well as most of those
opposed to him! And I am talking here of
supporters and opponents either from within or
outside the National Assembly. The interview I
granted to Tell magazine in 2009 revealed
enough on crass legislooting.
Many have wondered why I have been less vocal
as a senator than I was during my tenure as a
member of the House of Reps. I feel great pain
when insinuations are made that I had been
bought. Those pains rose to the fore following
the publication of the phone numbers of all
senators by Sahara Reporters.
I am probably the only Senator in Nigeria who
has only one phone number. It would have been
easy to get a new phone number. These days,
phones come with apps that can filter out calls
from numbers that are not on the phone's
contact list. Perhaps my error was my refusal to
take either of these easy options. Instead, I
chose to answer as many calls and texts as
possible. They came in a deluge! I got calls
from the UK, USA, Canada, Germany and far
away Australia. A few of the messages included
racy photographs from ladies who obviously had
little interest in matters of public policy! About
half of the calls from within Nigeria were
solicitations for help in securing employment or
in getting financial assistance. Mercifully, some
prayed for and encouraged me to keep faith.
Some made legitimate enquiries and did so in
quite civil language and tone. Others like Dokun
Adedeji were unkind and needlessly rude.
I had taken a decision to respond to each call or
text message in its own tone. I would match
civility for civility, diligence with diligence,
rudeness for rudeness, and curse for curse.
Contrary to the accusation of Dokun Adedeji, I
did not partake of selling my party's majority to
reactionaries. I have I betrayed no one. Rather,
on many occasions, I have informed my party
caucus, APC leaders, and my senate colleagues
of my readiness to give up my office as Chief
Whip for the sake of resolving the most
embarrassing quagmire in the senate. I did so
as recently as last Wednesday during the
Executive session of the senate.
In decrying my choice of deprecatory epithets
to respond to Dokun Adedeji, Femi Orebe
obviously saw no wrong in my being unfairly
portrayed as a sellout. Orebe also left out my
latter response to Dokun Adedeji that included
my reasons for not to speaking on some
matters.
Back in High School, there was a Negro Spiritual
we often sang "NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE
I SEE." Two days ago (Friday, April 22), I was on
my way to Osogbo so I could see my Governor
and thereafter proceed to Ora Igbomina, my
hometown, when I got a call summoning me to
Abuja for a meeting with the President at 3 p.m.
I made an immediate U-turn racing to the
Ibadan Airport while praying for a miracle to
catch a flight. I was panting and sweating by
the time I boarded the plane which miraculously
had waited for me. The plane took off
immediately I took my seat. However, as I
switched on my phone after landing in Abuja, an
sms message was delivered with a message
that the meeting in the villa has been
postponed!
Despite the intense pain and sorrows that I have
borne in the last many months, I remain grateful
to God for the rare opportunity to serve as a
senator of my country. I am particularly grateful
to Femi Falana who counseled me last week
not to resign as Senator. Although every forest
begins with a tree, I have found out that the
adage that a tree does not make a tree is
particularly most apt in the forest of politics.
Although Dokun Adedeji's text did not say so,
perhaps his vilification is not directed at me
personally as Orebe alluded. Perhaps! Hence, I
apologize to Dokun, Femi Orebe and others
whom I have disappointed for taking the issues
so personal. We live and learn.
Prof. Sola Adeyeye
Chief Whip
Senate of Nigeria

______________________ saharareporters.com/2016/04/24/my-agony-8th-senate-prof-sola-adeyeye ____________________________
DOKUN ADEDEJI, about his exchanges with
Senator Adeyeye

“Mr ekweremadu, you are
Deputy Senate President of the
Federal
Republic. You a statesman in
your own right. You should be
careful about what you say or
what allegations you make
and certainly you should be
careful about your public
conduct,” Professor Jega.

ukomko:
http://dailypost.ng/2016/04/17/fg-provoking-ndigbo-everyday-ekweremadu/

“Mr Okweremadu, you are Deputy Senate President of the Federal
Republic. You a statesman in
your own right. You should be
careful about what you say or
what allegations you make
and certainly you should be
careful about your public
conduct,” Professor Jega.

..

Chinese President, Xi
Jinping has invited
President Muhammadu
Buhari to China
– Buhari would be travelling
to China in mid-April
– The state visit is expected
to strengthen diplomatic
relations between both
countries
– China Ambassador to
Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie said the
China-Nigeria friendship has
stood the test of time
President Muhammadu
Buhari would soon be
embarking on another
foreign trip to China to
strengthen diplomatic
relations between both
countries.
The state visit which will be
from April 11 to 15, is at the
invitation of the Chinese
President, Xi Jinping, This Day
reports.
Buhari with Chinese
president, Xi Jinping
Buhari with Chinese
president, Xi Jinping
The China Ambassador to
Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie in a
statement issued in Abuja on
Tuesday, April 5, said it
would be Buhari’s first visit
to China since he was sworn
in as president on May 29,
2015.
According to him Nigeria’s
president would be the first
African Head of State to visit
China after the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation
(FOCAC) Johannesburg
Summit, which is of great
importance to both China-
Nigeria and China-Africa
relations.
READ ALSO: America
promises $600 million
investment in Nigeria
The statement read:
“Distance cannot separate
true friends who feel so
close even when they are
thousands of miles apart.
The China-Nigeria friendship
has stood the test of time
and became stronger and
more vigorous despite the
vast oceans between the two
countries.
“On February 10, 1971, China
and Nigeria established
diplomatic relationship, and
ever since then, the bilateral
relations have been
developing smoothly and
steadily.”
The ambassador said there
has been frequent high-level
exchanges between Nigeria
and China in recent years
and the political mutual trust
has been enhanced
continuously.
He noted that Chinese
President, Xi Jinping met
with Nigerian president
twice last year and they
exchanged views on bilateral
relations and issues of
common concern.
Xiaojie said they both
reached wide-ranging
agreements and charted the
direction of future
development of China-
Nigeria relations.
“Economically, the
cooperation between China
and Nigeria in various areas
such as infrastructure,
energy, trade and finance,
has scored impressive
achievements. Nigeria is the
first African country to
accept Chinese RMB in its
foreign reserve,” he added.
READ ALSO: Scenes from the
Yale Africa-China conference
in Lagos
Xiaojie stated that Nigeria
remains China’s No.1
engineering contract market,
No.2 export market, No.3
trading partner, and major
investment destination in
Africa, adding that China has
invested a total of over $2.5
billion in Nigeria.
President Buhari has visited
over 15 countries since he
was sworn in as president
and he has been strongly
criticised for it. He just
returned from the United
States of America two days
ago, where he attended the
4th Nuclear Security Summit.https://www.naij.com/790242-buhari-gets-invitation-another-president-embark-foreign-trip.html?source=index_main

The Ekiti state
government says it will not
react to claims by Tope
Aluko
– The special assistant to
the governor described
Aluko as a an unstable
character
Ayodele-Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose
The Ekiti state government
has said that it will not reply
to claims by Tope Aluko, that
he was forced into
reconciling with Governor
Ayodele Fayose .
This was contained in a
statement issued by Lere
Olayinka, the special assistant
to the Ekiti state governor on
public communication and
new media on Wednesday,
April 6.
Olayinka accused Aluko of
being “a perjurer and an
unstable character, who
speaks from both sides of
his mouth.”
READ ALSO: APC leaders
begged for my return –
Osoba
“As far as we are concerned,
the All Progressives Congress
in Ekiti State, which would be
willing to accommodate even
Judas Iscariot or the
notorious armed robber,
Lawrence Anini, (if he were
to be alive), could keep
Temitope Aluko in its fold –
that is their business.”
“We don’t want a Judas in
the PDP and anywhere near
the government and that has
been made clear,” he said.
Lere Olayinka had earlier
reacted to the reconciliation
between Ayodele Fayose and
Temitope Aluko , the former
secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party in the state.
He wondered how Aluko
could return to the same
Governor Fayose that he
claimed rigged election
because “he lacked
integrity.”
https://www.naij.com/790182-aluko-perjurer-unstable-character-speaks-sides-mouth.html?source=index_main

lovely...

The timely response from
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing
(IVM) in supporting the Nigerian
Air Force (NAF) by providing jet
parts has enabled the NAF
sustain its operations against the
Boko Haram insurgents.
This first of its kind effort on our
part has attracted the global
audience as we were featured
on CNN as the first Nigerian car
maker to make jet parts and take
NAF to the sky in fighter jets.
To further solidify this patriotic
act and ensure the continuous
supply of the fighter jet parts to
NAF, the Chief of Air Force ably
represented by Air Vice Marshal,
J. M. Gbum and other top ranking
Air Force Officials visited our
Nnewi facility yesterday (on the
29th of March, 2016) to finalize
the contract of supplying fighter
jet parts to NAF.
The revisit to the facility,
culminated with a signed
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between IVM and NAF.
With this finalized arrangement,
we are not only conquering the
ground with our automobile
brands, we are also helping NAF
to conquer the air and defeat
Boko Haram insurgency in
Nigeria.
innosonmotors.com/ivm-signs-mou-with-naf/

TippyTop:
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We're still using NOI template, when did Kemi come up with any policy?
We all know the padded corruption laden first budget under Kemi.
Watch as Kemi is demoted back to being a state finance commissioner, she took a job above her skill level.

easterner with bad belle!

Kog45:
My guy sorry for using word LIE but u got it wrong.Iwobi cannot play for England again bcs he has played for super eagle in a Fifa recognise friendly match and even feature aganst swaziland as a substitute.Pls go and check archive and dispute it.

Iwobi is
officially a Nigeria player if
he faces Egypt on Friday or
next Tuesday....so my guy you can only be an international player of a country only if you play a competative match not friendly match oooo the match against swaziland was a friendly.

Kog45:
op u too dey lie.Iwobi has featured for Nigeria against Swaziland.

recheck your fact and qoute me back... Cheers!

Rising star who wore the
Three Lions at youth level has
now played two friendlies for
the country of his birth and
could be tied to them by this
Friday
SHARES
COMMENTS
Young Gunn: Iwobi is
officially a Nigeria player if
he faces Egypt on Friday or
next Tuesday
The FA are making a last-ditch
bid to try to stop Arsenal
starlet Alex Iwobi committing
his international future to
Nigeria.
New kid on the block Iwobi is
at the centre of a tug of war
between England and Nigeria
again after becoming a
regular in the Gunners' first
team set-up since the turn of
the year.
The 19-year-old has started
three of Arsenal’s last four
games and capped his full
Premier League debut at
Everton on Saturday with a
man-of-the-match display and
his first Gunners goal.
Forward Iwobi has already
slipped through England’s
fingers once, having played for
the Three Lions’ Under-16,
U17 and U18 sides before
choosing to represent Nigeria
— the country of his birth.
In pictures — Arsenal beat
Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park:
Iwobi – nephew of former
Super Eagles captain Jay Jay
Okocha – has played in two
friendlies for Nigeria, but
won’t be officially tied to them
until he plays a competitive
game.
That has left the door open for
the FA to try to persuade him
to switch back and represent
England - but they are facing a
race against time.
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Family guy: Bolton legend
Jay Jay Okocha (right) is
Iwobi's uncle
Iwobi is in line to make his
competitive debut THIS WEEK
after being named in Nigeria’s
squad for their Africa Cup of
Nations qualifying double
header against Egypt, who
they host this Friday before
the away return next Tuesday.
That has prompted desperate
late attempts from the FA to
try to get Iwobi to change his
mind.
There is no suggestion Iwobi
will be fast-tracked into the
senior England set-up and
handed a premature call-up.
But FA chiefs do see him as a
potential future Three Lions
international and know their
hopes of landing him will be
dashed if he plays in Nigeria’s
upcoming games.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger
has backed up the FA’s views
on Iwobi by giving the
youngster a glowing
reference.
Read more: Arsenal starlet
Alex Iwobi profiled after his
first Prem goal
He is understood to have told
the FA the player has a big
future at the North Londoners
and, having let him get away
once, they should do
everything possible to try to
get him back.
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-launch-last-gasp-alex-7597846?ICID_mirror_MF

Nigeria my country!

It's a welcome development!

Ibe Kachikwu, the minister of
state for petroleum
resources, has joined
President Muhammadu
Buhari in apologising to
Nigerians for the continuous
fuel crisis in the country and
promised that it will
end within the next two
days.
Speaking during his tour of
petrol stations in Abuja
yesterday, Mr Kachikwu
emphasized that the
Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) has
increased supply of the
petrol products countrywide
and up to 300 truckloads of
fuel are provided to Abuja
daily.
READ ALSO: FG reveals the
cause of recent epileptic
power and apologises to
Nigerians
The minister said: “We have
enough coming in. Obviously
the two days of strike hit us
very badly but we are
flooding in, getting an
average of 300 trucks a day
into Abuja. It’s going to take
a bit of while for the queues
to finish but we are hoping
that between the next one-
two days we should have the
queues all disappear because
we are continuing to pump
in, while a lot of the stations
are open 24 hours a day.
I apologise to Nigerians for
all the pains. Nobody wants
to see people spend two
hours on the fuel
queue. Talks had begun with
the CBN to help major oil
marketers in Nigeria access
foreign exchange to import
petrol into the country. We
are doing everything we can.
NNPC is taking the whole
nation on its shoulders while
majors are really not
bringing in product.
READ ALSO: Fuel Scarcity:
Strike not called off –
PENGASSAN
But we are working long
term solutions to majors to
now begin to go back to
importation lane and be able
to service their own outlets
rather than us servicing our
outlets, independents,
majors and servicing
everybody; its a lot of wear
and tear on our capabilities
as a status. Long term
obviously we have got to
systemically look at how do
you prepare this nation in
circumstances where there
are emergencies to be able
to respond. We are obviously
not getting that as well as
we should.”
It would be recalled that only
a day ago the Nigeria Union
of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Workers (NUPENG), in the
person of its south-west
chairman, Tokunbo Korodo,
said the current fuel scarcity
in the country might
continue till the end of this
month and even get worse.
Currently, motorists all over
the country are facing
massive queues at filling
stations,
while pedestrians are
fighting the same problem
at public transport stops . The
situation has
been aggravated by
frequent power shortages
that were attributed by
federal government to gas
failure as well as sabotage
and vandalization of the
power infrastructure.
https://www.naij.com/762355-nigerias-crippling-fuel-crisis-will-end-two-days-kachikwu-promises.html